Some 180 passengers were affected after a flight to Gatwick airport was cancelled on Sunday due to a technical fault.

EasyJet apologises after passengers stranded on Zante by ‘turtle curfew’

BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

EasyJet has apologised after dozens of British passengers were left stranded on a Greek island for two days, with some of the disruption reportedly caused by efforts to protect the area’s endangered turtles.

EasyJet has apologised after dozens of British passengers were left stranded on a Greek island for two days, with some of the disruption reportedly caused by efforts to protect the area’s endangered turtles.

Some 180 passengers were affected after an easyJet flight from Zante to Gatwick airport was cancelled on Sunday due to a technical fault, the airline said.

Engineers were unable to fix the problem on Monday and a replacement aircraft could not be sent due to a night curfew rule at the airport, which is reportedly in place to protect the island’s loggerhead turtles from lights and noise.